Qantas is gearing up to significantly expand its presence in Japan with the launch of double daily services between Australia and Tokyo.
Flight QF25, which used to serve Toykyo Narita, will shift its B747 operations to Haneda Airport from tonight - 31 July.
Meanwhile, QF61, a brand new service, will depart Brisbane for Tokyo Narita tomorrow morning in a newly refurbished A330 aircraft (see here).
The new schedules represent almost a 100 per cent boost in capacity to Tokyo, which the Flying Kangaroo has attributed to the recent growth in the Australia-Japan travel market.
“This significant capacity expansion has been extremely well-received by Qantas customers and especially by corporate travellers heading directly to downtown Tokyo, who can now save up to one and a half hours on their airport commute by flying into or out of Haneda,” said Qantas International chief executive Gareth Evans.
Qantas benefits from domestic travel within Japan through close ties with fellow Oneworld member Japan Airlines (JAL). The two are also joint majority shareholders in low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan – with an economic interest of 47.1 per cent each.
“Customers travelling on the new Brisbane-Narita route can explore Tokyo or beyond with popular holiday destinations across Jetstar Japan’s extensive domestic network, like Sapporo, Fukuoka and Osaka,” said Evans.
To commemorate the launch of the new Japan services, customers will be able to look forward to Japanese-inspired menus during their flights, including tuna tataki nigiri in business, and green tea flavoured kit kats in premium economy and economy.
For more information, visit qantas.com.au
Clement Huang
